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Moreover, 30 adolescent basketball players (15 boys and 15 girls) aged 14 to 15 years participated in this study. The strength of the lower limb joints was measured using an isokinetic dynamometer at a speed of 60 degrees per second. Three maximal CMJs were performed, and the highest jump was used for the final analysis. The subjects were median-split into high-asymmetry (n = 15) and low-asymmetry (n = 15) groups based on the calculated strength asymmetry scores. The asymmetry scores were calculated using the formula: (dominant\u2013non-dominant)\/dominant* 100%. The inter-limb asymmetry data ranged from 12.2% to 21.6%. A Spearman correlation analysis showed that only the inter-limb asymmetry of the ankle plantar flexor was significantly correlated with the CMJ heights (\u03c1 = \u22120.56, p = 0.001). An independent t-test revealed no significant differences in strength asymmetry between boys and girls (all p &gt; 0.05). The low-asymmetry group demonstrated significantly greater CMJ performance compared to the high-asymmetry group (ES = 1.11, 95% CI = 0.34\u20131.87, p = 0.007), indicating that inter-limb asymmetry of the ankle plantar flexor has a significant negative impact on CMJ performance. Coaches should focus on enhancing both the strength and symmetry of the ankle joints to improve athletic performance and prevent injuries in sports, where jumping is a common movement.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym16111421","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,25]],"date-time":"2024-10-25T07:51:29Z","timestamp":1729842689000},"page":"1421","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Associations Between Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Lower Limb Strength and Jump Performance in 14\u201315-Year-Old Basketball Players"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Ling","family":"Ding","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200433, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mengde","family":"Lyu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Athletic Performance, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200433, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhili","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Athletic Performance, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200433, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junyu","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200433, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-3330-7425","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yufei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200433, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1505-1287","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chris","family":"Bishop","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Science and Technology, London Sport Institute, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Youqiang","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200433, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2579","DOI":"10.1519\/JSC.0000000000002608","article-title":"The Relationship Between Asymmetry and Athletic Performance: A Critical Review","volume":"33","author":"Maloney","year":"2019","journal-title":"J. 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